After tasting potatoes, corn and peppers, Xia Huang not only had a full appetite, but also his spirit was full of satisfaction because of the prospect of the future, and he had a smile on his face.

"Father, son-in-law will send you back to the palace." Xiao Rui said diligently.

Emperor Xia nodded, but when he just wanted to get up, he was stunned for a moment, then looked at Xiao Rui, and asked with a smile, "Are you rushing back to the palace?" ”

Xiao Rui hurriedly said: "How dare Erchen! Where does this begin? ”

Emperor Xia asked, "Is it possible that after urging me to leave, you can ask about other gains?" Are you afraid that I will be greedy for your money? ”

Xiao Rui did mean this, this little bit of caution was actually seen through by His Majesty at a glance, he was worthy of his father, and he couldn't be deceived at all, but he couldn't show the slightest hint on his face, and he had to say anxiously: "Father, this is wronging the son!" Erchen has never thought like that, besides, Erchen doesn't like money, he doesn't have any concept of money, money is something outside the body, what does Erchen want so much money for? ”

Saying this, Xiao Rui felt an unprecedented sense of happiness, and he could finally understand Daddy Ma's emotions, it was so cool!

"Then I will stay and hear about the rest of this seafaring trade." Xia Huang said with a smile.

Xiao Rui immediately said to Shen Wansan: "Zhong Rong, let's talk about other harvests, haven't you finished counting yet?" You must be too busy! ”

"Your Majesty rest assured, Your Highness rest assured, your subordinates have already finished tapping, and they are all in your mind!" Shen Wansan said excitedly.

Xiao Rui immediately rolled his eyes and said that sentence in vain.

Jia Xu, Guo Jia, and Zhang Liang laughed secretly, and Shen Wansan, who has always been smart, was also confused this time.

I only heard Shen Wansan say: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, this time the HNA has exchanged with the countries of Nanyu through direct mutual markets, and obtained spices, sumu, camphor, sandalwood, pineapple, ambergris, pepper, jewelry, magical beasts, fruit seedlings, etc., attacking thirty-four items, including more than 30,000 catties of various spices, countless jewelry, and more than 80,000 catties of pepper.......

Shen Wansan told the story and introduced the harvest of the eight chartered ships in detail.

Xiao Rui listened to the sky, but he had no idea how much it was worth.

At this time, Emperor Xia hit the nail on the head and asked, "How much is it converted into silver?" ”

When Xiao Rui heard this, he hurriedly gave Shen Wansan a look, but Shen Wansan thought that His Royal Highness was urging him to hurry up, so he said directly: "Back to Your Majesty, this trip to the south cost a total of eight million taels to buy goods, and if you sell all the goods, you should be able to make a profit of eight million taels!" ”

Emperor Xia raised his eyebrows and asked, "The net profit obtained by a ship is one million taels?" ”

Shen Wansan explained: "The main reason is that the goods brought back are relatively scarce, such as spices and gemstones, which are cheap in the Nanyu countries, but when they return to our Xia Kingdom, the price will increase several times, or even ten times, and there is no market." The villain also brought back dozens of magical beasts this time, with a very long neck, and the villain was also seen for the first time, and the crew members were all talking about unicorns. The price of such a beast must be expensive....."

"In this way, the profits of maritime trade are very large!" Xia Huang said in surprise.

Shen Wansan said again: "Back to Your Majesty, because we are going for the first time, the Nanyu countries still have some vigilance against us, so the price of the exchange of items is high, once the number of times increases, and they are familiar with each other, the price can be lowered, and the profit will increase by three percent!" If you can exchange national documents with the Nanyu countries, the profits will be higher! What we have, the Nanyu countries don't have, and the Nanyu countries have a lot of things, we don't have, such an exchange, it's all money! ”

Xia Huang nodded, he didn't look down on the profits this time, but he liked a long-term plan! If two or three hundred ships go to trade, and the profit of one ship is one million taels, then one trip is comparable to the tax revenue of the national treasury for a year!

Of course, Xia Huang also understands that once scarce items flood into the market, profits will drop directly, but it doesn't matter, even if it drops by three or four percent, the profits are considerable.

But... Two or three hundred ships require twenty or thirty thousand personnel, and with the current shipbuilding technology of Great Xia, if you want to build so many large sea ships, the amount of silver needed is a huge amount! At that time, the money was not earned, and the entire treasury was emptied, and the gains outweighed the losses.

Although the craftsmen of the Great Xia Kingdom are exquisite, they are concentrated in armor and weapons, and the shipbuilding industry is not developed, mainly because there was not much demand before.

Just when Emperor Xia was thinking, Xiao Rui smiled and said: "Father, the maritime trade can be gradual and gradual, as for shipbuilding technology, Erchen suggested that the Ship Department and the Ministry of Industry should find talents to jointly research and invent, and they will definitely be able to build larger sea ships." At that time, our fleet in Daxia may not only go to Nanyu, but also to the Western Ocean, or to the East! Perhaps across the East China Sea, you may be able to discover a new continent. ”

Emperor Xia came back to his senses and said with a smile: "Yes, this matter is considered in the long run, and it is not urgent." Today I opened my eyes and learned something, it is really a person outside the world, if you are limited to one place, do not go out, I don't know that the outside will be so exciting! It's time for me to go back to the palace! ”

"Congratulations to Your Majesty!" Everyone hurriedly got up and escorted His Majesty back.

Before going out, Emperor Xia suddenly thought of something and said to Xiao Rui: "Emperor, as the saying goes, those who see have a share, and my appetite is not big, six million taels is enough!" ”

Xiao Rui: ...

Shen Wansan has worked hard for several months, and now he hasn't exchanged for silver, he has already been booked by His Majesty for six million taels, in case the thing can't be sold for six million, do you have to post it upside down?

Thinking of this, Xiao Rui felt that he had made a dowry in vain.

Shen Wansan was also very confused, what did he hear? In front of him is His Majesty Wencheng Wude today! But then, Shen Wansan admired it even more, because he found that His Majesty was so real, no wonder Great Xia could be so prosperous, it turned out that His Majesty saved it bit by bit!

If Xiao Rui knew what Shen Wansan was thinking, I don't know if he would strangle him!

Sending off Emperor Xia, Xiao Rui stayed for a while and saw a strange beast called a unicorn, which was actually a giraffe, but for the people of the Shenzhou Continent who had never seen a giraffe, it was indeed magical, and it was also possible to make a small profit by getting a zoo to collect tickets. But what a drop, such a magical animal is naturally sent to the garden, one day on a whim, you can also have a barbecue, double click six six six.

Then Xiao Rui also returned to the palace.

When I returned to the East Palace, it was getting dark, and the day was gray, and every sun, who knew that at night, it was snowing!

This is the third day of the first month of March, and it was full of spring in the past, but now it is snowing heavily, and looking at the backlog of clouds in the sky, this is another heavy snowfall!

Xiao Rui stood outside the hall, looking at the scattered snowflakes, and couldn't help but sigh.

I don't know when, Lu Pheasant came over with a big coat and said softly: "Your Highness, it's snowing, it's cold outside!" ”

Xiao Rui turned his head and smiled: "It's hard work." ”

He took the coat and put it on, and stretched out his hand to pick up the falling snowflakes, which were large and cold.

"Your Highness is worried that the heavy snow has affected the upcoming wedding? There are still twelve days, and it shouldn't be affected. Lu Pheasant said with relief.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "I'm worried that something bad will come." ”

"Since you know that bad things are coming, why don't you just find a way to solve it? If it can't be solved, then minimize the impact of the bad thing, and be worthy of it. Lu Pheasant said.

Xiao Rui nodded and said with a smile: "Ejiao is right, it is this king who has fallen into the magic barrier. ”

As he spoke, he took out a bracelet from his arms, which was strung together with more than a dozen thumb-sized red gemstones, and then handed it to Lu Pheasant, and said: "This is a gemstone bracelet from the Nanyu countries, and this king saw it very beautiful, so he brought you one." ”

Lu Pheasant was stunned, shook his head hurriedly, and said, "The slave doesn't dare to accept it." ”

"Take it... You are the daughter of Ming Yibo, and unlike ordinary female officials, you don't have to be careful in the East Palace. Xiao Rui smiled.

Lu Pheasant pursed his lips, finally accepted it, and said, "Your Highness is benevolent and righteous, no wonder Lady Yan cares so much about Your Highness." When I returned to the women's hall these two nights, Ms. Yan often came over to chat with the slaves. ”

"Xiaoxiao is looking for you to talk?" Xiao Rui smiled: "She doesn't have a friend in the palace, it would be great if she could get acquainted with you, and the two of you can take care of each other." This little girl is kind-hearted and intelligent, and if you get along with her for a long time, you will know how good she is. ”

Lu Pheasant smiled, embarrassed to say the actual situation.

Thinking of Yan Xiaoxiao's calf-like temptation, how could Lu Pheasant not know her thoughts?

"Has Your Highness had dinner?" Lu Pheasant asked.

Xiao Rui shook his head and said, "This king doesn't have much appetite, let the dining room prepare some porridge, it's been a busy day today, this king will take a bath first." ”

"Yes!" Lu Pheasant nodded and immediately went to make arrangements.

Soon, the hot water in the bath bucket in the room slowed down, Xiao Rui took off his clothes and sat inside, the hot water soaked to his chest, and he felt comfortable under the hot water.

Xiao Rui simply covered his face with a hot towel, enjoying the comfort.

Suddenly... The door was pushed open, and a woman's shadow flashed in.

The woman's steps were light, and she slowly approached Xiao Rui, but Xiao Rui didn't even notice it! And in the woman's hands, there are still things.

Soon, the woman came to the screen and was close to Xiao Rui.

I saw her... took a deep breath, slowly bypassed the screen, and stood behind Xiao Rui.

Xiao Rui still hasn't noticed it, and he doesn't know it!

The woman looked at Xiao Rui on the barrel, especially his bare upper body, with her two arms on the barrel, completely defenseless.

The woman clenched the things in her hand, and her heart was extremely nervous... She took a deep breath, finally took the last step, and completely approached Xiao Rui, and then she stretched out her hand holding something and stretched it out to Xiao Rui's neck.

Xiao Rui didn't know about this, this was the imperial palace, it was his east palace, there were a large number of guards guarding outside the palace, as well as Li Yuanfang, Dian Wei and Yang Youji, which assassin could touch in?

In addition, taking a hot bath made his spirit relax, and he didn't notice the people behind him at all!

At this moment, the woman's hand holding something was about to touch him!